Chapter 128 I am the bodyguard for the richest man!
Cao Bin is 27 years old this year. He has been in the army for 8 years and retired from the front-line troops last year.

The year before last, he participated in the self-defense counterattack against monkeys. He was awarded a second-class merit and promoted to second lieutenant for capturing the radio signals sent by the monkey army's reconnaissance team when they were lurking near our artillery positions.

But unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, this guy did something that was very taboo in the army - killing prisoners.

There was no way out; Cao Bin could no longer stay in the army.

However, the army leaders believed that he had strong military qualities and was an expert in communications, and that it would be a waste of talent to let him retire and transfer to civilian work.

At this time, the United Front Work Department was recruiting bodyguards from various front-line troops, and the leaders made up their minds and recommended Cao Bin.

It can’t be said that Cao Bin is very nostalgic for the army. His biggest hobby is tinkering with various communication and electronic equipment.

The reason why I have this hobby that is different from ordinary people is entirely because of my family background.

He is from Mianyang, Sichuan, and his father is a technical backbone of a local state-owned antenna factory.

Having watched his father tinker with various electronic instruments since he was a child, Cao Bin also became interested in electronic communications.

He joined the army in 72 as a communications specialist.

Before returning to the mainland this time, he went to Apliu Street in Sham Shui Po to do some New Year shopping in Hong Kong.

The dazzling array of electronic and electrical products inside made Cao Bin feel like a dragon entering the sea.

Of course, in most cases he just looks and doesn't buy, but he really likes to appreciate and study the unpacked samples.

Two days later, with the exchanged RMB and a lot of gifts,
Cao Bin and three other teammates took a train from Hung Hom and started their journey back to the mainland.

After getting off at Guangzhou Station, I stayed in Yangcheng for a day before boarding the train to Sichuan.

MY City, antenna factory staff housing estate.

The Chinese New Year is approaching, and the festive atmosphere in the community is getting stronger and stronger. The sound of children setting off firecrackers outside can be heard everywhere.

But the Cao family was in a gloomy mood.

As the head of the family, Cao Jianguo was also in a bad mood, and the white hair on his temples was already visible.

As the hostess, Tian Xiufen also used to work in a textile factory in the county.

But the textile factory's performance has been getting worse and worse in the past two years, and many workers have been asked to take unpaid leave.

In addition to them, there is another young man in the family, named Cao Xuan, who is Cao Bin’s younger brother and is 19 years old.

After finishing junior high school, Cao Xuan didn't want to study anymore and just hung out in society.

Last year, Cao Jianguo used his connections and finally got his youngest son a job as a laborer in the antenna factory.

But unexpectedly, Cao Xuan was implicated in a case of stealing and reselling copper wire from the factory.

In fact, he was not completely wronged, but he was not the mastermind and was simply taking the blame.

Cao Jianguo begged the factory director with all his might, hoping that the matter could be resolved from a big matter to a small one.

The factory director also knew that Cao Xuan was at most an accomplice, but he just wanted to take this opportunity to control Cao Jianguo.

In the end, Cao Jianguo had no choice but to resign from his position as deputy technical section chief to keep his son from being taken to the police station.

All of a sudden, the three people in the family who had originally had jobs were all unemployed.

What made Tian Xiufen even more frightened was that the county informed them a few days ago that their eldest son Cao Bin was coming back.

It's no wonder that she is paranoid now. Cao Bin has been a soldier for eight years and has never returned home during the Chinese New Year.

Tian Xiufen was afraid that her eldest son would make a mistake in the army and be sent back home.

If that happens, the family of four will really become homeless.

In addition, the eldest son’s marriage is in jeopardy, which is also a worry for Cao Jianguo and Tian Xiufen.

When Cao Jianguo was still a technical backbone of the antenna factory, an old colleague in the factory was very active in marrying into the Cao family.

The two children have known each other since they were young and can be considered childhood sweethearts.

But this old colleague named Chen has a bad habit of flattering the powerful and bullying the weak.

Seeing that Cao Jianguo lost his job as a technical leader in a state-owned factory, the Chen family began to look down on the Cao family from the bottom of their hearts.

As for marrying off your daughter, isn't that just pushing your daughter into the fire?
But the news of the marriage between the two families had spread so widely that almost everyone in the entire family compound knew about it.

Last year, Cao Bin was awarded the second-class merit, and the county's armed forces department even presented a plaque to the Cao family with great fanfare.
At that time, the male owner of the Chen family, Chen Honglin, who was also Cao Jianguo’s old colleague, was happily helping to welcome the guests.

The leaders of the People's Armed Forces Department who came to present the plaque also told Cao Jianguo and his team that Cao Bin had been promoted to second lieutenant in the army. Naturally, the neighbors in the community were envious and sent their congratulations.

Chen Honglin, who was standing beside him, was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

Cao Bin's future father-in-law has already begun to fantasize about having a son-in-law who will be an officer in the future.

Then, after a year, all the harmony was completely gone.

After all, Chen Honglin mainly wanted to climb up the ladder of technical backbone Cao Jianguo.

Since this branch is now gone, there is no need to go all the way with the Cao family.

Tian Xiufen was waiting for her eldest son to come home with a mixed feeling of fear and anticipation.

Suddenly, a jeep horn sounded downstairs, followed by the sound of children making noises.

Cao Xuan was a person who couldn't sit still, so he quickly ran to the bed and looked downstairs.

A man wearing a black suit, black leather shoes and neatly combed hair got out of the jeep.

The man first took out a handful of candy from his pocket and threw it at the children around him.
Then he looked up again and shouted:
"Xuan Zi, come down and help me get my things!"

When Cao Xuan saw that the person who looked up was his eldest brother, he was stunned for a few seconds.

"Brother, are you back?"

"Nonsense, in broad daylight, can't you see it?"

Cao Xuan was sure that it was his elder brother Cao Bin, so he turned around excitedly and shouted to his parents:
"Dad, Mom, it's my eldest brother who's back!"

Cao Jianguo and Tian Xiufen also rushed downstairs in a nervous mood, only to see their eldest son handing out cigarettes to uncles and aunts of the same age who had gathered around them.

The two of them were just like Cao Xuan, standing there in a daze, unable to react.

Cao Bin's dress was really unexpected. He was completely different from the way he was before he joined the army.

The jeep was arranged by the People's Armed Forces Department. Before the driver drove away, Cao Bin kindly gave him two packs of cigarettes and a bag of snacks.

After exchanging a few more words with his neighbors, Cao Bin finally got rid of the crowd and returned to his home.

That night, as the family of four ate around the steaming hot pot,

Cao Jianguo finally couldn't help but ask his eldest son:

"Xiaobin, are you in the army?"

"Dad, this is a complicated matter. I did retire from the army, but the organization assigned me a new task."

"Which organization? What mission?"

"Haha, Dad, I can't tell you what organization it is. This is discipline."

"But I can tell you that I just came back from Hong Kong, and my mission was to protect the richest man in Hong Kong."

"What?" Tian Xiufen on the side couldn't help but asked first.

"Well, I'm a bodyguard for the richest man in Hong Kong!"

"Brother, that's so cool. To be a bodyguard, do you have to wear a black suit and sunglasses?"

"Don't interrupt, just listen. Xiaobin, do you mean that the organization has arranged for you to protect this richest man?"

"Well, the richest man in Hong Kong is named Fang, and his ancestral home is Ningbo, Zhejiang. He has a lot of investments in our mainland, and the relevant departments attach great importance to him."

"So they sent you veterans to protect him?"

"It's almost what it means!"

"Brother, how much money does this rich man have?"

"Haha, I don't know the details, but the newspaper said he has tens of billions!"

"What? How much did you say?"

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